As I walk through the valley of the shadow of deathI take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long thatEven my momma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve itMe be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard ofYou better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin'Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta locAs they croak, I see myself in the pistol smokeFool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be likeOn my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
Been spendin' most their livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseBeen spendin' most their livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradise
Look at the situation they got me facingI can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streetSo I gotta be down with the hood teamToo much television watchin', got me chasing dreams
I'm a educated fool with money on my mindGot my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eyeI'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' bangerAnd my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger
Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat awayI'm livin' life do or die, what can I say?I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24?The way things is going I don't know
Tell me why are we so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt are you and me?
Been spendin' most their livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseBeen spendin' most their livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradise
Power and the money, money and the powerMinute after minute, hour after hourEverybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'It's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach meIf they can't understand it, how can they reach me?I guess they can't, I guess they won'tI guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spendin' most their livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseBeen spendin' most their livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our livesLivin' in a gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt are you and me?Tell me why are we so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt are you and me?